CanFitPro PTS Exam 2025 – 100% Verified
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, the 4 primary components of fitness are... - ✔✔cardiorespiratory capacity, muscular capacity, flexibility and body
composition
the 7 secondary components of fitness include... - ✔✔balance, coordination, agility, reaction time, speed, power and
mental capability
the scientific study of how energy is created and used in the human body - ✔✔bioenergetics
the ability to do physical work - ✔✔energy
the sum of all chemical reactions in the body that either use or create energy - ✔✔metabolism
a state of balance and stability within the human body. the body's ability to maintain an overall balance of metabolic
processes to adapt to the changing environment. - ✔✔homeostasis
the energy currency of the body. a chemical compound made up of adenosine and three phosphate molecules. -
✔✔adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
a high-energy chemical compound stored in the muscle cell. with the aid of an enzyme called kinase, CP splits to create
ATP and provide energy. - ✔✔creatine phosphate
the point at which the lactic acid begins to accumulate in the blood. - ✔✔lactate threshold
the breakdown of glycogen or glucose to form 2 or 3 ATP molecules - ✔✔anaerobic glycolysis
an energy system which allows ATP to be formed in the presence of oxygen - ✔✔aerobic system
the systematic organization of the time spent between exercise performance and rest during physical activity. -
✔✔work-to-rest ratio
a bioenergetics concept that suggests that the energy systems in the human body do not function on their own and are
constantly working in conjunction with one another. - ✔✔energy continuum